6, the microchannels of this embodiment are created in such dimension—i.e., sufficient tissue volume is removed—that they remain as open channels long after the surgery, possibly on the order of years or longer. The microchannel (530) is generally characterized by a path length from the ...
After the femtosecond laser emission, a specialized spatula was employed to separate the upper and lower interface of the lenticule, and then the lenticule was removed with forceps. For the second-generation KLEx surgery, the surgical steps were largely identical to the first-generation KLEx ...